419 scam: "MR. DAVID RENDALL"<o.file21@yahoo.com> KIND ATTENTION NEEDED BY TEXACO OIL COMPANY

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447010048885 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. DAVID RENDALL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <texaco.oil_company@ravemail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 05:31:20 +0530
Subject: KIND ATTENTION NEEDED BY TEXACO OIL COMPANY

TEXACO PLAZA,P.O.BOX 2869,–Reg
Dorchester, Dorset, DT1
1PW,UK.No.3812888.
Tel:+447010048885
Fax:+447010065945.

Attention.

We the board of directors of Texaco Oil Company are very pleased to inform you that your email has been awarded with the sum of $10,750,000, two million four hundred and fifty thousand United state dollar which will be
credited to you via (ATM Card). Your personal Identification Number is AO822 which you are to forward to our company financial department for identification.

An instruction has been given to the financial department to download the said amount into an ATM card for easy delivery. Moreover, after our board meeting, an agreement was reached to credit your $10,750,000 in an ATM master card. Mean while, your ATM pin code will be released by the financial department after all the clarification of your personal data.

Your Full Name:..................
Residential Address:.............
Direct Telephone Number:.........
Nearest airport:.................
Copy of driving license or any valid identification Card:...........
Nationality:.................
City:..........................

NOTE: All correspondence to Mr. David Randell by email should have this Reference Number: 'TXIA/45R/MG8IND ' sent along to this contact email: texaco.oil_company@ravemail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. David Rendall
(Director of Texaco Oil Company).

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